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i noted in i think the "wall street journal" this morning they mentioned that already the obama campaign is sitting on $85 million in cash while obviously mitt romney is having to spend a great deal of money in these primaries. so every day, but more importantly than that, every day that goes by that there isn't a contest between mitt romney and president obama is a day lost for mitt romney. and i would also add that because of the nature of the attacks and the super p.a.c.s, by the way the most disgraceful decision of the united states supreme court in my memory maybe not in the history but certainly in my memory, out of ignorance and stupidity they issued the citizens united decision. but anyway, so with the negative ads funded by the super p.a.c.s, we've driven the unfavorables of mitt romney up higher which is the advantage to president obama. as soon as we get to the target and debate and contest between mitt romney and president obama, the better off we will be and the better our chances will be of winning in november. >> senator when do you know? right. you've made it through the
i noted in i think the "wall street journal" this morning they mentioned that already the obama campaign is sitting on $85 million in cash while obviously mitt romney is having to spend a great deal of money in these primaries. so every day, but more importantly than that, every day that goes by that there isn't a contest between mitt romney and president obama is a day lost for mitt romney. and i would also add that because of the nature of the attacks and the super p.a.c.s, by the...
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is obama the moderate here? >> oh, i think the trade saber rattling of calling somebody a currency manipulator on your first day in office feels to me like overreaching. the thing about the w.t.o. is it indicates that we have been thinking about these issues more carefully. rare earth says it was something -- we had our own capacity for a long time and decided not to do it. there are other issues that we have basically let china take. china makes 80% of the world's vitamin c. you know, weave had issues with tires. i agree with whom err said let's try and air brush the politics out of this and focus on it as an economic matter. our working together with xhooin in an embrace, in a tango is the way to solve our trade problems. >> larry -- >> yes, please, sir. >> the important thing about the trade both ways, right? sn we are -- you know, we trade daily across the pacific, and a key thing out of china into the americas is also drawing growth out of the americas back out to az wra and over to europe through the trade
is obama the moderate here? >> oh, i think the trade saber rattling of calling somebody a currency manipulator on your first day in office feels to me like overreaching. the thing about the w.t.o. is it indicates that we have been thinking about these issues more carefully. rare earth says it was something -- we had our own capacity for a long time and decided not to do it. there are other issues that we have basically let china take. china makes 80% of the world's vitamin c. you know,...
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how the hell can newt gingrich run against barack obama because barack obama is just going to say well, newt, you have already done the work for me? >> i think it's very damaging to the republican image and brand. when we're trying to persuade people that the obama philosophy of taxing successful investors, of driving investors away, of punishing success and hard work and businesses that that argument has got support and cover by newt gingrich is a bad place for the former speaker to be. >> and what about you're doing to him, rick? excuse me, what if newt is a nominee and what are you all doing to him? >> there is nothing wrong, and that is what mitt romney is saying. when you are a patient saver and investor, when you're not spending every dime that you have and you decide to take a chance on somebody else's dream, and you're helping to expand economic growth, that's not something to be criticized or condemned. that's something to be celebrated for the good of the country. that's why i think in the end newt's arguments are going to fail and they're going to be rejected. and you see a
how the hell can newt gingrich run against barack obama because barack obama is just going to say well, newt, you have already done the work for me? >> i think it's very damaging to the republican image and brand. when we're trying to persuade people that the obama philosophy of taxing successful investors, of driving investors away, of punishing success and hard work and businesses that that argument has got support and cover by newt gingrich is a bad place for the former speaker to be....
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. >>> president obama got behind the wheel of a ford mustang shelby at the washington auto show today, where he praised the comeback of the auto industry. is today's trio of economic data, which was weaker than expected, is that a bear sign for the market? how do you protect yourself from further downside risk in this ha market? and then housing, it is the focus of the republican presidential primary in florida. >> i'm diana olick in washington. if you're a politician in florida today and you want to talk housing, you better have a plan that will sell. we'll tell you why, coming up on the "closing bell." >> and later on in the program, they're cash rich and debt-free. they have been some of the best performers on wall street in the last year. we'll tell you which four stocks matched that profile. we've got these screens coming up for you, whether they can keep rallying. take a listen to highlights from the guests all day today on cnbc. >>> greece is still a wild card. we want to see the deal, and the clock's ticking. portugal, still a mess. >> the u.s. economy is going to brazilians.
. >>> president obama got behind the wheel of a ford mustang shelby at the washington auto show today, where he praised the comeback of the auto industry. is today's trio of economic data, which was weaker than expected, is that a bear sign for the market? how do you protect yourself from further downside risk in this ha market? and then housing, it is the focus of the republican presidential primary in florida. >> i'm diana olick in washington. if you're a politician in florida...
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>> i'm not sure who will be the best candidate against president obama. my major goal is to make sure that president obama does not get four more years of doing the damage he has done to our economy and frankly to the marshal security that he did over the last four yoears i thik that any of the candidates would be better than obama, i would like to make sure that i end up supporting the one with the best chance to win and i cannot figure out who that is. >> give me an assessment, what are romney's weaknesses, he has romney care. we know about that. and he made a gaffe regarding the very poor and came out for a stronger safety net where obama basically agree with him and he came out for a higher minimum wage, indexing for inflation, and obama agrees with him. is that his problem he is not very different from the president? >> i think the gaffe on the poor was unfortunate, er he should n have said it. but the attacks on him are almost like democratic attacks against him, i understand what he is saying. he was saying there's help for the poor and the rich ar
>> i'm not sure who will be the best candidate against president obama. my major goal is to make sure that president obama does not get four more years of doing the damage he has done to our economy and frankly to the marshal security that he did over the last four yoears i thik that any of the candidates would be better than obama, i would like to make sure that i end up supporting the one with the best chance to win and i cannot figure out who that is. >> give me an assessment,...
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something president obama railed against, executive privilege. how will candidate obama explain it? bob schrum will try when he faces off against vin weber. i had jack walsh on "squawk box" this morning. he says managing a small business is no different from managing general electric. how with all this regulation and taxation can any business survive? good question. the house oversight committee back to contempt of congress resolution against holder this afternoon. it's headed for a full house vote presumably next week. we'll see. darrell isa said after the vote in his words there is still time for contempt of the house to be avoided if, in fact, the documents that we have asked for are delivered by the time that the house has scheduled for a contempt vote. joining us now are oversight committee peter welch, democrat from vermont and jason chafitz from utah. is this political or is it really the thing that makes the most sense at this point? >> we're trying to get to the bottom of what's an absolute disaster. the attorney general called fast and furious flawed. you have a dead borde
something president obama railed against, executive privilege. how will candidate obama explain it? bob schrum will try when he faces off against vin weber. i had jack walsh on "squawk box" this morning. he says managing a small business is no different from managing general electric. how with all this regulation and taxation can any business survive? good question. the house oversight committee back to contempt of congress resolution against holder this afternoon. it's headed for a...
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i heard you echo the obama line. they pay more in federal and state taxes than they even make in profits for shareholders. those are facts. they have over 40% tax rate. what do you want out of them? this is supposed to be free market capitalism. >> so you know, they are only going to bring in 76 billion in profit if we do way with the 4 billion? is that really trouble you that they will only get 76 billion in profits instead of 80? >> no, it troubles me that they are being singled out. that's what troubles me. rick, you can respond on that point or bart wants speculators. i don't know if he wants them done away with but he blames speculators. >> part of it, not all of it -- >> what's your take on that. speculators, traders, investors, rick? >> when i see the s&p move up and ben bernanke smile, i don't see speculators et going yelled at with regard to what they are trading in equities. when i see the gray markets up move up and down and see that 1.5% actually take delivery rb who the rest is taking the market? i don't
i heard you echo the obama line. they pay more in federal and state taxes than they even make in profits for shareholders. those are facts. they have over 40% tax rate. what do you want out of them? this is supposed to be free market capitalism. >> so you know, they are only going to bring in 76 billion in profit if we do way with the 4 billion? is that really trouble you that they will only get 76 billion in profits instead of 80? >> no, it troubles me that they are being singled...
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obama wins today. but so does the rest of america. [ mom ] to me, chex is not just a little bowl of cereal, it's kind of a big deal. to find nutritious and gluten-free cereals my whole family actually loves? well, the word "wow" comes to mind. and then a friend told me chex has five flavors that are gluten-free. even a cinnamon one the kids love. a nutritious cereal that makes everybody happy? like i said, wow. [ male announcer ] chex cereal. five flavors. good and gluten free. >>> welcome back to "the kudlow report." america's had a wave of solid jobs numbers, giving the economy 3% growth momentum. looks good. not quite reagan good but good. here's what the president had to say about it today. please take a listen. >> these numbers will go up and down in the coming months. and there's still far too many americans who need a job or need a job that pays better than the one they have now. but the economy is growing stronger. the recovery is speeding up. and we've got to do everything in our power to keep
obama wins today. but so does the rest of america. [ mom ] to me, chex is not just a little bowl of cereal, it's kind of a big deal. to find nutritious and gluten-free cereals my whole family actually loves? well, the word "wow" comes to mind. and then a friend told me chex has five flavors that are gluten-free. even a cinnamon one the kids love. a nutritious cereal that makes everybody happy? like i said, wow. [ male announcer ] chex cereal. five flavors. good and gluten free....
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given that, why do you believe he's the best candidate to beat president obama? >> well, for one thing, i served with him during that period of time. and i understand that he did a lot of things that people sometimes forget about. he was part of the architecture of the contract with america that brought the 94 revolution that gave republicans control of the house for the first time in 40 years. and he actually passed all of those provisions within the first 100 days, with the exception of one, which was the constitutional amendment on term limits. so i have seen him in action. and he was persistent. president clinton vetoed welfare reform twice, and the third time we convinced him he should sign it. i've seen him put his ideas into action. >> governors, wonderful to have you on the program. we'll be watching tonight with great interest. we'll see you soon. thank you so much. governor deal, and governor mcdonnell. we have special coverage tonight on super tuesday. that's tonight live at 8:00 p.m. eastern to 9:00 p.m. eastern. john harwood and myself. >>> we have a
given that, why do you believe he's the best candidate to beat president obama? >> well, for one thing, i served with him during that period of time. and i understand that he did a lot of things that people sometimes forget about. he was part of the architecture of the contract with america that brought the 94 revolution that gave republicans control of the house for the first time in 40 years. and he actually passed all of those provisions within the first 100 days, with the exception of...
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ramping up for the big fight over obama care. aside from the cost to you the taxpayer or business owner, next week's battle, a monumental week in american history, that happens every has too do with what the government can and cannot compel you to do. mitch mcconnell today. >> if the court upholds that, could the federal government then order you to eat carrots? >> is this the last standoff as columnist george will says the last exit on the road to unlimited government? well, we begin tonight with that breaking news. leaked, smoking gun memos, allegedly pin jon gore zine squarely in the middle of the collapse of mf global. what have we learned, eamon? >> we learned a lot about the dramatic final moments of mf global as that firm spiraled into bankruptcy back in october and we're learning what was going on in the firm at that time it happens. according to the house financial services committee which released a new memo on this today, an interesting nuance between jpmorgan and mf global. jpmorgan so nervous in the final days with m
ramping up for the big fight over obama care. aside from the cost to you the taxpayer or business owner, next week's battle, a monumental week in american history, that happens every has too do with what the government can and cannot compel you to do. mitch mcconnell today. >> if the court upholds that, could the federal government then order you to eat carrots? >> is this the last standoff as columnist george will says the last exit on the road to unlimited government? well, we...
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should obama get credit for production he didn't start or obama get blamed for killing keystone and not going to alaska and the arctic and slow walking permits? tell me who is right and who is wrong? >> you have to give the president a bit of credit. if not for his policies, the economic recovery would be a lot stronger. demand for gas would be more and prices for gas would be higher. as far as the production issue, listen, go down the gulf coast. try getting a permit, about deep water offshore. almost impossible to forget. anwr, you can't do anwar either. ten years ago, liberals were saying we can't get gas off anwar for a decade. we're still not getting gas and oil off of anwar if anybody deserves credit here, it's the good lord for putting oil and gas in the shale in the ground. that's who deserbs the credit. >> dean baker, the department of agriculture stopped the shale drilling at the utica field in ohio. it seems like the epa has been a boundary. >> the free market says that you can pollute my drinking water? people are trying to make their living as fishermen, tourism, and beache
should obama get credit for production he didn't start or obama get blamed for killing keystone and not going to alaska and the arctic and slow walking permits? tell me who is right and who is wrong? >> you have to give the president a bit of credit. if not for his policies, the economic recovery would be a lot stronger. demand for gas would be more and prices for gas would be higher. as far as the production issue, listen, go down the gulf coast. try getting a permit, about deep water...
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how can obama win? what is his path to victory with this anemic economy, the worst in the history of the modern times since 1947? according to the joint economic committee of congress? how can obama win? >> convince the country that mitt romney is not capable of leading the country first and then talk about what he's going to do and if he's smart and does that in ohio, virginia and florida he will win. >> do you think if he really tells us what he wants to do, create more government dependency that will help him? >> it will beat the hell going to england and saying the olympics are flawed and walking down the downing street. >> to say businessmen didn't build their business. >> i appreciate that ruse. >> thank you very much. up next our special guest presidential candidate, former speaker of the house, newt gingrich. the 100 day countdown returns in two minute. romney five points up in the rasmussen poll right now. [ male announcer ] summer is here. and so too is the summer event. now get an incredible
how can obama win? what is his path to victory with this anemic economy, the worst in the history of the modern times since 1947? according to the joint economic committee of congress? how can obama win? >> convince the country that mitt romney is not capable of leading the country first and then talk about what he's going to do and if he's smart and does that in ohio, virginia and florida he will win. >> do you think if he really tells us what he wants to do, create more government...
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pain at the pump for many americans is causing pain for president obama at the polls. how big a problem could soaring gas prices be for him? our chief washington correspondent john harwood has the latest on that. john. >> it could be a significant problem because president obama is counting on a rising spirit of economic optimism to lift his chances in the election. the more prices at the pump rise here at the spring dime before the summer driving season, which is expected to take it higher, the more difficulty that's reflected. you look at the nbc -- excuse me. the abc "washington post" poll out today showing the president's approval rating at 46, but showing a significant number of people and an increase in the number of people that disaapprove of the handling of the economy. that's why you have the administration out today talking about their energy accomplishments, trying to defuse some of the atacts from republicans. republicans are aggressive about this, especially as the job picture gets better. >> i don't know what they expect any president to do about gasoline
pain at the pump for many americans is causing pain for president obama at the polls. how big a problem could soaring gas prices be for him? our chief washington correspondent john harwood has the latest on that. john. >> it could be a significant problem because president obama is counting on a rising spirit of economic optimism to lift his chances in the election. the more prices at the pump rise here at the spring dime before the summer driving season, which is expected to take it...
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years of obama. is that what's going to happen tonight in. >> we know this and everybody on your panel, they're all smart guy, they all know that every presidential contest is a contest for the future. and what president obama is saying is everything's fine, we should continue on the same course. governor romney happens to very clearly disagree with that. and the message that he has for these voters is that we can and will take a new course under romney and that new course will have more economic growth. >> this is an assembled intellect of awesome proportions, probably nor since thomas jefferson dined alone. >> i feel like i'm bringing down the batting average on this team. >> you never do. let me ask you this. i was very surprised yesterday to learn that mitt romney was talking about tax policy to a local denver, colorado station where he essentially unveiled a new program with more details. he said his 20% tax cut would only allow $17,000 worth of deductions. if you have $17,000 bucket of deductio
years of obama. is that what's going to happen tonight in. >> we know this and everybody on your panel, they're all smart guy, they all know that every presidential contest is a contest for the future. and what president obama is saying is everything's fine, we should continue on the same course. governor romney happens to very clearly disagree with that. and the message that he has for these voters is that we can and will take a new course under romney and that new course will have more...
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obama is saying. he's saying the bailout of the car business, which affects ohio, that's getting detroit back, getting ohio back, getting manufacturing back and getting the economy back. i'll give you the last word. is it? >> more than 8% of my countrymen are still without jobs and the real number is even higher than that when you count the folks that have given up. that's not back in my world. that's not the morning in america that i remember from the 1980s. >> we'll leave it there, sir. ohio state auditor and romney co-chair david yost. next up on kudlow, we go to $5 at the pump. can it be blamed on president obama? listen to this cut. >> if there's one thing i know about new hampshire, it that your political bull detector is pretty keen. it's pretty sharp. you know that we can't just drill our way to loper gas prices. >> well, we're going to put the president through our own bull detector next up on kudlow. in the works package, we change the oil we change the filter... tire rotation, suspension, w
obama is saying. he's saying the bailout of the car business, which affects ohio, that's getting detroit back, getting ohio back, getting manufacturing back and getting the economy back. i'll give you the last word. is it? >> more than 8% of my countrymen are still without jobs and the real number is even higher than that when you count the folks that have given up. that's not back in my world. that's not the morning in america that i remember from the 1980s. >> we'll leave it...
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the republican nominee could get 323 electoral votes to obama's 215 votes based on obama's approval ratings around the country. whoa. let's go to our distinguished political panel. we have steve forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of forbes media and former republican presidential candidate himself. democratic strategist tad devine and mark mckinnon, republican strategist and former bush 43 policy adviser. mike mckinnon, welcome the show. i want to begin with you. there is this flap today that i didn't put up on the screen. mitt romney said i'm not concerned about the poor. we have a safety net. if it needs repair, i'll fix it. i'm not concerned about the rich. they're doing just fine. i'm concerned about the heart of america, which is the 95% who are struggling in the middle class. newt gingrich is jumping on this. the media is jumping on this. they're all saying mitt romney doesn't care about poor people. what do you think about that? is it utter nonsense or what? >> well, i think his instincts were try to try to get a message designed to get a message to the middle class which president
the republican nominee could get 323 electoral votes to obama's 215 votes based on obama's approval ratings around the country. whoa. let's go to our distinguished political panel. we have steve forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of forbes media and former republican presidential candidate himself. democratic strategist tad devine and mark mckinnon, republican strategist and former bush 43 policy adviser. mike mckinnon, welcome the show. i want to begin with you. there is this flap today that...
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investors really get hosed between the obama plan and obama care, dividends back to 40, 45%. what happens if that stuff doesn't go through? >> huge rally. larry, look at what happened with bill clinton. he actually lowered the capital gains rate from president reagan's time, from 26% to 20%. why can't president obama take a page out of bill clinton? that would unfreeze this tremendous, tremendous freeze we have on risk capital now. there's plenty of liquidity, plenty of money in the economy. there's no risk taking. >> what is your favorite investment? >> high yield bonds. while you're waiting for political paralysis to that you -- >> what do you get? what kind of yield? >> over 7%. >> and you're okay with the credits? >> absolutely. they're profitable companies. if you don't have 2% growth and only have 1% growth, they're still going to have plenty of money to pay off their interest payments. >> very interesting. thanks to both of you. up next, banks, libor, investigation, it's a heady brew of headlines when we come back. >> the general economy in the united states has been m
investors really get hosed between the obama plan and obama care, dividends back to 40, 45%. what happens if that stuff doesn't go through? >> huge rally. larry, look at what happened with bill clinton. he actually lowered the capital gains rate from president reagan's time, from 26% to 20%. why can't president obama take a page out of bill clinton? that would unfreeze this tremendous, tremendous freeze we have on risk capital now. there's plenty of liquidity, plenty of money in the...
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the obama campaign team sits back and -- >> is it the media? what's responsible for that? >> i think it's a combination of things. you know, for example, in arizona in the exchange for not moving our primary way up we said okay give us a debate. everybody loves a debate. the networks, the cables love the debate more than anybody because it gives them their highest viewing. but it's not healthy after a while. it used to be -- listen, it used to be that we would say okay, here's how i think we should restore our economy. this is what i think we need to do about afghanistan. instead we're waiting for the shot and how the recipient of the shot responds. that's not illuminating to the american people. >> senator, i'd like to go back to the idea of simpson-bowles still being alive and still having people who are supporting that. how big of a groundswell is there there in the senate and in the house for a plan like that, and how quickly do you think that something like that could be introduced? >> becky, the dirty little secret is that everybody comes full circle and we come back
the obama campaign team sits back and -- >> is it the media? what's responsible for that? >> i think it's a combination of things. you know, for example, in arizona in the exchange for not moving our primary way up we said okay give us a debate. everybody loves a debate. the networks, the cables love the debate more than anybody because it gives them their highest viewing. but it's not healthy after a while. it used to be -- listen, it used to be that we would say okay, here's how i...
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next up, an obama-backed electric car battery maker has filed for bankruptcy. you guessed it, it got millions from a federal grant. the full story on that. plus the other stories coming into the cnbc newsroom next up on "kudlow." when bp made a commitment to the gulf, we were determined to see it through. here's an update on the progress. we're paying for all spill related clean-up costs. bp findings supports independent scientists studying the gulf's environment. thousands of environmental samples have been tested and all beaches and waters are open. and the tourists are back. i was born here, i'm still here and so is bp. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different. we have access to great specialists, and our pediatrician gets all the information. everyone works as a team. and i only need to talk to one person about her care. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for 70 million americans. that's health in nu
next up, an obama-backed electric car battery maker has filed for bankruptcy. you guessed it, it got millions from a federal grant. the full story on that. plus the other stories coming into the cnbc newsroom next up on "kudlow." when bp made a commitment to the gulf, we were determined to see it through. here's an update on the progress. we're paying for all spill related clean-up costs. bp findings supports independent scientists studying the gulf's environment. thousands of...
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with obama. >> all right. let me shift to obama on this. when you ran new york city, you had a lot of crisis, step in, be responsible and accountable. i want to ask you what is your opinion of how president obama has handled the gsa and most specifically and importantly, the whole secret service sex flap? he is accountable? shown leadership? what is your take on this? >> i have a slightly different stwruft of them. i think the secret service thing is not something that the president really should be held accountable for. the problems in the secret service were pretty deep. the president doesn't get that deeply involved in figuring out what secret service is doing and not doing. the secret service, pretty darn independent agency. on the other hand, gsa, his appointee doing this. an appointee he brought back from the clinton administration to take over gsa. i find the allegations against gsa astounding. you know the gsa, you were in the government, i was in the government. i had dinner a couple nights ago with a former gsa administrator in ne
with obama. >> all right. let me shift to obama on this. when you ran new york city, you had a lot of crisis, step in, be responsible and accountable. i want to ask you what is your opinion of how president obama has handled the gsa and most specifically and importantly, the whole secret service sex flap? he is accountable? shown leadership? what is your take on this? >> i have a slightly different stwruft of them. i think the secret service thing is not something that the president...
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you're playing for obama at that point. i think even after tonight there's a lot of pressure on him to go on if he doesn't win really big in tennessee, if he doesn't win really big -- if he doesn't win in ohio or win really big in tennessee, it's almost to say to him, going on tonight is for obama. >> then of course he's going to go to unfavorable territory. illinois the week after next week. but then on april 3rd you've got washington, d.c., the state of maryland and the state of wisconsin. that does not seem to be rick santorum territory, especially wisconsin if he loses both michigan and ohio. >> i think so. and i think wisconsin would be the last ohioesque kind of place for him. i think that's the last blue-collar guy stand that he could make. i think that's the last little man stand that he could make if any place. >> let's go three weeks after that, connecticut, delaware, new york, pennsylvania, rhode island. yes, pennsylvania's rick santorum's home state. but where else can he win on that map? >> i think at that poin
you're playing for obama at that point. i think even after tonight there's a lot of pressure on him to go on if he doesn't win really big in tennessee, if he doesn't win really big -- if he doesn't win in ohio or win really big in tennessee, it's almost to say to him, going on tonight is for obama. >> then of course he's going to go to unfavorable territory. illinois the week after next week. but then on april 3rd you've got washington, d.c., the state of maryland and the state of...
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i think right now obama's ahead. romney has not yet shown any real stuff that can take him past obama. maybe he hasn't come out yet. i think he's got some opportunities. but remember, at 48% approval the president's close enough to the 50% mark that if people don't like romney -- and look, this dream that there's going to be an all-republican governor. america typically likes a divided government. no party's going to have 60 seats in the senate. the only way that this country is going to move forward fiscally is if democrats and republicans together solve problems the way they did in '96 and really decide how much they're going to do in spending cuts and how much they're going to do in tax increases. and until they get real, until they understand that one party is never going to win it, you know, we're never going to move forward in this country. and if that's what romney's going to run on, he's going to lose to obama. >> i don't know. we will see. anyway, i appreciate the disagreement. mark penn, thank you. dick arm
i think right now obama's ahead. romney has not yet shown any real stuff that can take him past obama. maybe he hasn't come out yet. i think he's got some opportunities. but remember, at 48% approval the president's close enough to the 50% mark that if people don't like romney -- and look, this dream that there's going to be an all-republican governor. america typically likes a divided government. no party's going to have 60 seats in the senate. the only way that this country is going to move...
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obama's losing 40% to a federal inmate. obama can't win those reagan democrats. clinton was able to articulate an economic measure that connected not only with the center, but the reagan democrats. i don't see obama appealing to that part of his party at all? >> why would obama say out there that he forgot the magnitude of the recession. what's that all about? why would he make a comment like that? >> i think this campaign from the beginning, this re-election campaign, has done a lot to try to remind people just how bad it was. what they've tried to say is, it may feel bad, but it was really bad before. that is like any historical or counterfactual argument, so what he's saying is it's not just, larry, or you the voters, even he forgets. it's an inclusive way of saying we all forget it. >> i just think it's a dumb way to approach it, because you just heard scott rasmussen, the guy's running -- obama, he's running at a 37% economic approval. if i had a 37% economic approval, i wouldn't be saying i forgot the magnitude of the recession. >> i've got to tell you -- >
obama's losing 40% to a federal inmate. obama can't win those reagan democrats. clinton was able to articulate an economic measure that connected not only with the center, but the reagan democrats. i don't see obama appealing to that part of his party at all? >> why would obama say out there that he forgot the magnitude of the recession. what's that all about? why would he make a comment like that? >> i think this campaign from the beginning, this re-election campaign, has done a...
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obama into a republican? now, as prices climb past $108, president obama fought back today against his critics. here he is mocking republicans on drill, drill, drill. take a listen to this cut from the president today. >> they're already dusting off their three-point claim for $2 gas. i'll save you the suspense. step one is to drill and step two is to drill, and then step three is to keep drilling. >> all right. very clever. very cute. wait a minute. i read the speech carefully, and the very next line tells me that oil spikes last year and now have actually taken the president into republican territory. that's right. you heard me. listen to this cut. >> in we're going to avoid being at the mercy of these world events, we've fwot to have a sustained, all of the above strategy that envelopes every available source of american energy. yes, oil and gas, but also wind and solar and nuclear and biofuels and more. >> all right, folks. that there is a republican policy. all of the above. you hear republicans talk abo
obama into a republican? now, as prices climb past $108, president obama fought back today against his critics. here he is mocking republicans on drill, drill, drill. take a listen to this cut from the president today. >> they're already dusting off their three-point claim for $2 gas. i'll save you the suspense. step one is to drill and step two is to drill, and then step three is to keep drilling. >> all right. very clever. very cute. wait a minute. i read the speech carefully, and...
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he was no different than obama. i mean, really he wasn't and as milton always said government spending is taxation. so bush was as big a taxer as anyone as i have ever seen. i do like the marginal rate cuts, but the rest of it was awful. >> we have enough history here. >> it's a lot of growth. kennedy, reagan, hardy and coolidge, they all did a really, really well and all of the others that didn't afford it. >> it was under kennedy. he lowered it. >> he lowered it from 91 to 70. you want to make it back 70. we can make it back to 70. >> can i tell you what kennedy did? he cut the corporate rate from 52% to 48%. your rep reps blocked him. and he accelerated the depreciati depreciation. he was a pro-growther. >> we have an agreement. we will go back to the kennedy-era tax rates, 70% and the economy will do great. >> if you will get your obama to bring spending down to that level i would almost be willing to do that, but these are wild, crazy spenders who are taxing all of our kids and our grandchildren's money. >> han
he was no different than obama. i mean, really he wasn't and as milton always said government spending is taxation. so bush was as big a taxer as anyone as i have ever seen. i do like the marginal rate cuts, but the rest of it was awful. >> we have enough history here. >> it's a lot of growth. kennedy, reagan, hardy and coolidge, they all did a really, really well and all of the others that didn't afford it. >> it was under kennedy. he lowered it. >> he lowered it from...
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the obama administration -- >> reporter: it's a double-edged sword. the president's plan, the program to expand modifications is going to take some time. and fannie and freddie haven't agreed to it. that's where the bulk of those would come from. as for the a.g. settlement, yes, it will help if there's some principal writedown and helps save some borrowers from foreclosure. but it will put an end to the whole robo-signing problems and will inevitably speed up foreclosures as fanks now know what they can do, what is the plan and they don't have to worry about any more action down the rode from a.g.s. >> i wish i had one of those robo-signers. my hand was hurting by the end of it. >>> to politics now, decision day in florida. republican voters are casting their ballots in today's primary and the latest polls show it may be a big day for mitt romney. eamon javers is in tampa. eamon, does a big romney win knock out newt gingrich or not? >> reporter: well, it might. depends on whether you ask newt gingrich that question. it is a beautiful day for voting he
the obama administration -- >> reporter: it's a double-edged sword. the president's plan, the program to expand modifications is going to take some time. and fannie and freddie haven't agreed to it. that's where the bulk of those would come from. as for the a.g. settlement, yes, it will help if there's some principal writedown and helps save some borrowers from foreclosure. but it will put an end to the whole robo-signing problems and will inevitably speed up foreclosures as fanks now...
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obama when obama didn't make the case for himself? we've got cnbc contributor ari melber and phil musser, a romney surrogate and 2008 romney campaign adviser. gentlemen, welcome. ari, one of the things that struck me about the debate last week is president obama didn't really make the case to re-elect himself, and i don't know how you're going to fix that, and i don't know whether joe biden can fix that. i want you to tell me how to fix that and whether biden can do that this evening. >> i think he can. i think the bottom line is barack obama has the best job numbers in four years. you were just talking to jack welch about that. some conservatives are so unhappy with how good that is for the president that they want to make stuff up about it. i think what joe biden's got to do tonight is get in there and explain exactly how we got here and how we could be even farther along if republicans weren't filibustering so many jobs programs in the senate. that doesn't -- filibustering the senate. i didn't defend the numbers per se. i said ther
obama when obama didn't make the case for himself? we've got cnbc contributor ari melber and phil musser, a romney surrogate and 2008 romney campaign adviser. gentlemen, welcome. ari, one of the things that struck me about the debate last week is president obama didn't really make the case to re-elect himself, and i don't know how you're going to fix that, and i don't know whether joe biden can fix that. i want you to tell me how to fix that and whether biden can do that this evening. >>...
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. >> well, it seems to me the obama strategy. spend a lot more and try to tax millionaires and billionaires and who knows everyone else. when's the new tax reform going to come out? the governor did acknowledge what you told me that there is a phase two -- >> phase two, i've been telling you. you've been -- >> you gave us a great fear. you're a terrific, honest guy. and i appreciate that. the question now is when is it coming? will it be pro-growth? will it appeal to tea partiers and other conservatives in the gop? >> well, and i know you've been a lighthouse, a beacon for this, thank you, and as you know, phase one is to eliminate capital gains and interest and other taxation and bring that corporate rate way down. and phase two is to move a flatter, simpler, fairer tax system, the details and timing of that are yet to be developed and announced, but it is being worked on and it's something mitt addressed to you when he was on your show many weeks ago. >> many thanks, tim pawlenty, we appreciate it. >>> let's go to our panel. we
. >> well, it seems to me the obama strategy. spend a lot more and try to tax millionaires and billionaires and who knows everyone else. when's the new tax reform going to come out? the governor did acknowledge what you told me that there is a phase two -- >> phase two, i've been telling you. you've been -- >> you gave us a great fear. you're a terrific, honest guy. and i appreciate that. the question now is when is it coming? will it be pro-growth? will it appeal to tea...
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the obama administration's announcement that it is broadening dramatically its mortgage modification program is all about getting fannie mae and freddie mac's regulator to agree to principle reduction. so far the program has helped far less than the 3 million to 4 million borrowers it predicted years ago giving about 750,000 people permanent mortgage repayment reductions with 30,000 getting principle forgiveness. now the treasury sweetens the deal. they're tripling the cash fund incentives to lenders and offering those incentives up to fannie mae and freddie mac. they go from between 6 and 21 cents for every dollar of principle forgiven now to 18 to 63 cents, that's the range. why? politicians have been screaming for principle reduction, but ed demarco, he's been fighting it. they keep trying to push him out. last monday he responds with this letter to members of congress explaining his math. he claims it would cost fannie mae and freddie mac $4 billion more to reduce mortgage principle as opposed to the amounts they're already doing which generally lower the loan's interest rate. so
the obama administration's announcement that it is broadening dramatically its mortgage modification program is all about getting fannie mae and freddie mac's regulator to agree to principle reduction. so far the program has helped far less than the 3 million to 4 million borrowers it predicted years ago giving about 750,000 people permanent mortgage repayment reductions with 30,000 getting principle forgiveness. now the treasury sweetens the deal. they're tripling the cash fund incentives to...
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romney is like obama. what's the difference in obama and romney? except obama is from chicago and romney is from boston. >> well, i can report to you that ron paul is coming on the show later on so we'll have a chance to talk to him. jimmy, what else is going on out your way? how does china look? >> well, china is maybe starting to loosen up again. they tried to cool things off for two-and-a-half years, somewhat successfully. they have gotten inflation down. they have broken their real estate bubble. i am not buying any china yet. but it looks like it might be about time to buy again, to my surprise. i was hoping for another collapse in the stock market before i buy. it may not happen. i may have to start buying sooner. >> besides china, what are you buying? >> well, i'm not buying anything right now, larry. i'm mainly looking out the window. i bought a little gold when it went down not long ago. i bought a little silver when it went down not long ago. but mainly i'm just looking out the window now and watching to see how things -- the stock market
romney is like obama. what's the difference in obama and romney? except obama is from chicago and romney is from boston. >> well, i can report to you that ron paul is coming on the show later on so we'll have a chance to talk to him. jimmy, what else is going on out your way? how does china look? >> well, china is maybe starting to loosen up again. they tried to cool things off for two-and-a-half years, somewhat successfully. they have gotten inflation down. they have broken their...
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president obama saying a fiscal cliff agreement is quote, in sight. mitch mcconnell moments ago saying quote, we are very, very close. >> to d.c. and john harwood. he and eamon have been monitoring all day. why are we close but not there yet? what's left, john? >> what's left is the agreement between the two parties on delaying those automatic across the board defense and domestic budget cuts which nobody wants. they deliberately set up so they wouldn't take place. democrats want to defer those for a year. republicans say we're only going to put them off to the extent you can find budget cuts that match the amount that the sequester would have been. now, the republicans are offering two or three months, 60 or 90 days and suggesting cuts. but democrats have not agreed to that. which is why the deal has been held up. even though the main portions of the tax element have fallen into place. and i'll recap what those are. a higher clinton era top rate of 39.6% for individuals above $400,000 income, couples above $450,000 income. capital gains and dividend
president obama saying a fiscal cliff agreement is quote, in sight. mitch mcconnell moments ago saying quote, we are very, very close. >> to d.c. and john harwood. he and eamon have been monitoring all day. why are we close but not there yet? what's left, john? >> what's left is the agreement between the two parties on delaying those automatic across the board defense and domestic budget cuts which nobody wants. they deliberately set up so they wouldn't take place. democrats want to...
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what do you think about what obama said? >> i think that republicans understand that freedom isn't free, and that we have to be diligent in our national security, that we have to be focused on making certain that we are protecting our sovereignty and that we are defending our national interests, and you're going to see that from republican candidates. people are very concerned about the threat of terrorism. they're very concerned about what could possibly happen. we're looking at cyber security now. i think you're going to see a concentrated effort to make certain that we highlight the differences that exist between our eventual nominee and the president on such issues. >> all right. house member marcia blackburn in tennessee. thank you. >> good to be with you. >> we just have minutes to go until more polls close. we'll take a look at what happens next for the candidates after super tuesday. that's after super tuesday. at the top of the hour john harwood and maria bartiromo host a cnbc special "your money, your vote." right
what do you think about what obama said? >> i think that republicans understand that freedom isn't free, and that we have to be diligent in our national security, that we have to be focused on making certain that we are protecting our sovereignty and that we are defending our national interests, and you're going to see that from republican candidates. people are very concerned about the threat of terrorism. they're very concerned about what could possibly happen. we're looking at cyber...
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i am of the opinion that obama is probably going to win and the market would rather see romney. if that turns out to be true, i don't think that causes panic but we lose some of the enthusiasm. it's been a great year for stocks. i think we start to lose some of that enthusiasm if in fact obama goes onto win. >> partly this market reversal here from very strong rally mode earlier in the year on central bank easing and fed stimulus has turned as a result of earnings. herman, let's talk yahoo! for a moment. waiting on numbers to come out. are you expecting yahoo! to have seen what some of the other technology names have seen and that is a slowdown? >> for yahoo! it's different. obviously google's earnings last week set up an expectation to be not that high for yahoo!. and yahoo! is going through a change in regime whether it's the ceo, cfo, as well as head of sales. not expecting much for numbers there. the focus will be more on the company strategic direction and growth opportunities going forward. >> david, what do you think? >> what's more important here is the fact that microso
i am of the opinion that obama is probably going to win and the market would rather see romney. if that turns out to be true, i don't think that causes panic but we lose some of the enthusiasm. it's been a great year for stocks. i think we start to lose some of that enthusiasm if in fact obama goes onto win. >> partly this market reversal here from very strong rally mode earlier in the year on central bank easing and fed stimulus has turned as a result of earnings. herman, let's talk...
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so what else does the obama administration have up its sleeve? on friday treasury secretary tim geithner suggested the administration's open to using this strategic petroleum reserve maybe releasing barrels out of that reserve facility that's design today headoff any kind of supply crisis in the united states. that one could be politically dicey as well. not a lot of options for the obama administration. >> thank you very much. if this crude reality continues, what are your best bets for playing the high oil and gas pric prices? joining me with his picks and one out of the box idea you might not have thought of is dan dicker. where would you put cash to work in this environment? it looks like prices are indeed headed higher. >> i think they're headed up. i really do. the most historically correct way to play this is the correlated way. that's been with a big integrated oil stocks. they have historically correlated very well with the price of the crude barrel. i think you have to be careful this round in which stocks you pick. what i think is goin
so what else does the obama administration have up its sleeve? on friday treasury secretary tim geithner suggested the administration's open to using this strategic petroleum reserve maybe releasing barrels out of that reserve facility that's design today headoff any kind of supply crisis in the united states. that one could be politically dicey as well. not a lot of options for the obama administration. >> thank you very much. if this crude reality continues, what are your best bets for...
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for obama or for romney. but hamilton county could go either way and might decide it all. >> that was nbc's kelly o'donnell reporting on the key battleground state of ohio and in hamilton county and around the state, obama is pushing an agenda for jobs and the middle class in the suburbs. but it could actually hurt the suburban middle class. we have stanley kurtz with us. your message is obama is in fact going to rob the suburbs to pay the city. in brief, stanley, how does he do that as president? >> well, larry, there's a practice called regional tax base sharing that obama would like to spread to every metropolitan region in the country. this is where all the suburbs in a metropolitan area have to kick in a big chunk of their tax money and that gets redistributed to cities. ohio has a lot of folks that would like to see that practice come to the state. >> cleveland, right? maybe even hamilton county, which is cincinnati which has its urban problems. >> that's right. but they're centered around the northeast
for obama or for romney. but hamilton county could go either way and might decide it all. >> that was nbc's kelly o'donnell reporting on the key battleground state of ohio and in hamilton county and around the state, obama is pushing an agenda for jobs and the middle class in the suburbs. but it could actually hurt the suburban middle class. we have stanley kurtz with us. your message is obama is in fact going to rob the suburbs to pay the city. in brief, stanley, how does he do that as...
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and the obama camp spent slightly more than romney's. but can enjoy the spoils of victory, at least for tonight. romney and obama campaigns burnt through a combined total of $30 a second. $2.6 million a day. and $79 million a month during this election cycle. and a lot of that money would have flowed from wall street, but on election day, that particular district of lower manhattan is actually less important than ever. that's john carney's take. if you want to respond to that or anything else you've heard on the program, you know how. e-mail us, you can also tweet that guy. >> $79 million a month. i'm guessing that's over a two-year period? >> i guess it also works out to $400 per voter, if you assume that everyone were to turn out. so for the turnout itself, that would be an even higher tally. >> and we ended up with the status quo for all that money spent. i suppose that's one way of looking at it. >>> we just showed this. european stocks have a mild risk-on view today. there's a view now. of course, the fed won't be changing its polic
and the obama camp spent slightly more than romney's. but can enjoy the spoils of victory, at least for tonight. romney and obama campaigns burnt through a combined total of $30 a second. $2.6 million a day. and $79 million a month during this election cycle. and a lot of that money would have flowed from wall street, but on election day, that particular district of lower manhattan is actually less important than ever. that's john carney's take. if you want to respond to that or anything else...
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will your legislative strategy now vote on the obama tax plan? >> well, what we have said is in a couple weeks from now, this month, we're going to bring forward a bill which will make sure taxes don't go up on anyone. so we're going to stop the tax hikes. we also are going to provide for a one-year extension of existing rates so we can then engage in tax reform, the way that mitt romney is talking about doing, all of us, we want to simplify the code. well want to bring down rates for everybody. at the same time, the democrats will have the ability to bring forward president obama's tax plan. if they feel that that's the way forward for this country, raising taxes on small businesses in this anemic economy, they'll have the opportunity to bring that forward. >> brookings substitute says 1.2 million people will be affected by the tax increase. with everybody at loggerheads right now, there is really not much cooperation. mr. mcconnell, senator mitch mcconnell said today he wants a vote in the senate on the obama plan. and then other republicans wa
will your legislative strategy now vote on the obama tax plan? >> well, what we have said is in a couple weeks from now, this month, we're going to bring forward a bill which will make sure taxes don't go up on anyone. so we're going to stop the tax hikes. we also are going to provide for a one-year extension of existing rates so we can then engage in tax reform, the way that mitt romney is talking about doing, all of us, we want to simplify the code. well want to bring down rates for...
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he wants to go against obama. not so much playing defense against santorum. >> robert, if romney beats santorum by ten points tonight, what does that mean? >> margin is important, larry, because romney has really struggled to get above 50% in almost every single contest. he needs a big win tonight. santorum, if it's a small margin, can say i was out spent. romney's machine won this for him. if romney has a ten-point victory, he can point to his message as well. >> you know, larry -- >> yeah, go ahead. >> if i could jump in here. so much of this recent flap with santorum saying, you know, he doesn't care about what the unemployment rate is, that really reflects on where the heart of this campaign is. is this a campaign that's about the economy, or is it about something else? what santorum meant with that comment was that -- >> it's not always about the gas, right, amman? >> it's not dependent on the economic issue. he is campaigning on other things other than the economy. >> remember, this is two stage. you have th
he wants to go against obama. not so much playing defense against santorum. >> robert, if romney beats santorum by ten points tonight, what does that mean? >> margin is important, larry, because romney has really struggled to get above 50% in almost every single contest. he needs a big win tonight. santorum, if it's a small margin, can say i was out spent. romney's machine won this for him. if romney has a ten-point victory, he can point to his message as well. >> you know,...
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using the obama metric. listen, i know this is stunning because you watch the democratic national convention and heard those numbers over and other own. over the same time period. >> here's where i got my facts. >> let me finish. >> go ahead. >> over the same time period, the same way that the obama campaign measures job growth bush created more jobs. that's a fact. private sector jobs. >> the 4.5 million jobs. >> what you are saying is. >> i'm saying the facts. >> where are they coming from bs.gov? >> labor department. >> page 47, line 12. >> okay. i'm glad you made up the numbers. i'm glad. >> january 28, january 2009 they lost -- >> do you understand everything the president says may not be accurate. they may have fudged the numbers. we can go over this over and over. >> let's go over it. >> larry, get out the number. the exact way -- >> you are cherly picking. >> i'm laying out the facts. >> if we are going to have a conversation about politics, let's talk about it. >> i happen to know these numbers. whe
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he is starting to stick to it obama. he is almost defending the moral basis of free market capitalism, which impressed a lot of conservatives. >> right. i thought he gave a whale of a speech. it was very strong. and it really started to delineate in many respect what's the upcoming campaign between him, should it be him as the nominee for the gop and the president will look like. and there was also those elements, you know, referring to him as the professor and things like that that sort of went to the base and said see? i'm ready to do this. i'm the guy. come on. let's get on board here. let's move this thing. so i think overall with a strong showing, a double-digit win, a strong closing, you know, remarks at the end of the evening put him in a good position to move forward. he still has to deal with of course his right flank where he had newt gingrich and rick santorum there. and of course there is ron paul. the reality of it is last night was a very good night for the romney campaign. but he still has to push forward
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president obama will nominate senator john kerry to be his next secretary of state. harry reid will be on the senate floor and house minority leader nancy pelosi will discuss the cliff crisis. with plan b history, washington is scrambling to get a deal done. the markets however are decidedly worried. dow jones has been down triple digits almost all session. we are off our worst lefs, down about 174 point a few moments ago. down 152 on the dow. 17 to the minus side and nasdaq is off almost 40. let's go to washington where john har wood is standing by with the latest on the fiscal cliff follies. john? >> all follies so far, sue. we had house speaker john boehner come out today and have a news conference explaining the failure of his plan b last night which stunned a lot of people because both boehner and eric cantor majority leader said they were confident they had the most to pass it. what he said today at a news conference is that there were members who had a perception which he said was incorrect. it would raise taxes. that why the thing went down. here is the speak
president obama will nominate senator john kerry to be his next secretary of state. harry reid will be on the senate floor and house minority leader nancy pelosi will discuss the cliff crisis. with plan b history, washington is scrambling to get a deal done. the markets however are decidedly worried. dow jones has been down triple digits almost all session. we are off our worst lefs, down about 174 point a few moments ago. down 152 on the dow. 17 to the minus side and nasdaq is off almost 40....
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president obama holding a press conference. the white house saying the timing is coincidental, but do you think that's meant to shift the focus away today? >> i'm really curious about the timing of the white house press conference. this is super tuesday, a day you would expect the white house to leave it clear for these contests in 10 or 11 states today. so, you know, we're going to be looking to see if the white house has some special news to announce that had to come out today. otherwise it really is poking the eyes of republicans who are trying to get these primary contests under way. it's very, very curious. i'm sure he'll be asked about it at the press conference today and what the timing was all about. >> okay and there is a potential that we do see no clear front-runner emerge. there is potential that could happen f. that does continue to happen and we have the candidates all still vying for that gop nomination, and we still see some infighting, how much does it hurt the republican party? >> we'll have to see whether it'
president obama holding a press conference. the white house saying the timing is coincidental, but do you think that's meant to shift the focus away today? >> i'm really curious about the timing of the white house press conference. this is super tuesday, a day you would expect the white house to leave it clear for these contests in 10 or 11 states today. so, you know, we're going to be looking to see if the white house has some special news to announce that had to come out today....
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obama says i've got your back. but he also says to israel, if you strike first against iran, it will be a distraction. you don't have the military resource to do so and it will make it all much more difficult. if you let us, the u.s. strike first, we do have the resources and we can take care of this for you if we go down that route. and he talked about a military effort. in other words, is there not logic to obama's position? i'm 234not going through the history here. but i'm just saying. is he saying don't jump first? that will make it worse. >> the second part of what you said is the most important. if the president gave obama, today, in that oval office meeting, an ironclad commitment, that if diplomacy and sanctions fail, the united states will take military action. he has not said that publicly. he had an enormous opportunity yesterday to say that. if you notice, he chose his words carefully. he set a nuclear bomb by iran is unacceptable. he said containment is not his policy. he never said -- and he said, yo
obama says i've got your back. but he also says to israel, if you strike first against iran, it will be a distraction. you don't have the military resource to do so and it will make it all much more difficult. if you let us, the u.s. strike first, we do have the resources and we can take care of this for you if we go down that route. and he talked about a military effort. in other words, is there not logic to obama's position? i'm 234not going through the history here. but i'm just saying. is...
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who's going to run a ragtag campaign who, you know, is nickel and diming his effort to defeat barack obama. that's first. secondly, you know, that's sort of the way it is. if you don't have resources, you get outspent and ultimately you have to put victories on the board. so mitt romney has always had more money than everybody else. he's had more money in states that he's won and states that he's lost. i will say that there are some places where he didn't invest as much. he didn't have 7-1 advantage everywhere, but, you know, i -- at the end of the day i agree with you. newt gingrich was making that an issue. they're trying to say pound for pound, we're a better candidate. and rick santorum was dropping back. we're winning the rural areas and small towns where the conservatives really -- you know, that's the heart of conservatism. that's fine, but there's a loet of big cities in the country. you've got to carry those two and if you don't put it in ways to make majorities, you're not going to be the republican nominee. >> this is the judge, by the way, if it's not over, at what dpoinlt we s
who's going to run a ragtag campaign who, you know, is nickel and diming his effort to defeat barack obama. that's first. secondly, you know, that's sort of the way it is. if you don't have resources, you get outspent and ultimately you have to put victories on the board. so mitt romney has always had more money than everybody else. he's had more money in states that he's won and states that he's lost. i will say that there are some places where he didn't invest as much. he didn't have 7-1...
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now, i know you're a supporter of obama care. i'm saying from romney's standpoint in the republican primary, so far people are saying romney care's too much like obama care, santorum's killing him on that subject. does romney have to change his whole health care message? >> here's the problem, larry, nobody's going to believe him if he does. look, whatever you think of obama care or romney care, it's the law of the land, 98% of the people in massachusetts have it have health insurance as a result of it. and even if romney said, well, i made a terrible mistake and i promise to veto the whole thing, people don't believe him. that's his problem. romney's problem is not that he's moderate or he's, you know, doesn't say the right thing or he can't touch people, his problem is people do not believe mitt romney in his heart and soul as a conservative. and the republican primary in this year of the tea party is a very tough position to be in. >> but it's a battle worth winning last 25 or 30 seconds here. i know the economy's getti inti b
now, i know you're a supporter of obama care. i'm saying from romney's standpoint in the republican primary, so far people are saying romney care's too much like obama care, santorum's killing him on that subject. does romney have to change his whole health care message? >> here's the problem, larry, nobody's going to believe him if he does. look, whatever you think of obama care or romney care, it's the law of the land, 98% of the people in massachusetts have it have health insurance as...
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do you think president obama purposely slowed things down today? >> no, i don't think so at all. what i think he was trying to do was probably to try to send a signal to the democratic base that this didn't resolve the crisis that things were still in flux. that the spending portion of this dilemma, so-called sequester, is really critical to democrats. because democrats have compromised, given up an awful lot on spending programs that are important to us. if you do away with the sequester, you see what the alternative is. last week it was plan "b." it added money for defense. slashed money for education and food stamps and nutrition programs and medicaid. that is something that's great concern to democrats. >> what are they giving up on spending? >> what are we giving up on spending? well, actually, there's a $1.2 trillion on the table right now under our democrats who say let it go. let the across the board cuts take place. because at least in that case, defense bears a part of the burden. and under the sequester, medicaid and some other things are protected. so there's still a
do you think president obama purposely slowed things down today? >> no, i don't think so at all. what i think he was trying to do was probably to try to send a signal to the democratic base that this didn't resolve the crisis that things were still in flux. that the spending portion of this dilemma, so-called sequester, is really critical to democrats. because democrats have compromised, given up an awful lot on spending programs that are important to us. if you do away with the...
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how is he going to bring the republicans together and be successful as perhaps barack obama was? >> well, think, you know, listen. when i talk to republicans and conservatives, look at the past two weeks. we've seen the president. we've seen a brand-new book, the president wants to get rid of all the bush tax cuts and raise taxes on everybody. i think the fear of that second obama term when he doesn't have to worry about second re-electi re-election, think that more than anything that mitt romney do is going to reunite republicans and conservativings to vote strongly in the poll and vote for whoever the republican is which is mitt romney, most likely or rick santorum. >> that's fine but i think democrats learned you can't win by attacking your opponent. you have to offer a positive vision for the future. so far mitt romney hasn't done that. he hasn't connected with the american people. he has not connected to core american values in the way that he's going to need to be able to communicate. >> i don't even know what that means. >> a positive vision going forward. >> listen. i'm n
how is he going to bring the republicans together and be successful as perhaps barack obama was? >> well, think, you know, listen. when i talk to republicans and conservatives, look at the past two weeks. we've seen the president. we've seen a brand-new book, the president wants to get rid of all the bush tax cuts and raise taxes on everybody. i think the fear of that second obama term when he doesn't have to worry about second re-electi re-election, think that more than anything that...
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president obama isn't the only one singing a happy tune. mitt romney is singing one, as well. ♪ oh beautiful for spacious skies for amber waves of grain ♪ ♪ for purple mountain majesty ♪ romney takes florida towards becoming the republican presidential nominee. a breakdown of what we've learned from the sunshine state and what lies ahead, coming up next. >>> together, we will build an america where hope is a new job with a paycheck, not a faded word on an old bumper sticker. >> mitt romney adds florida to the win column. the former massachusetts governor took the state's republican presidential primary with 46% of the vote. former house speaker newt gingrich finished second with 32%. in his victory speech, romney turned his focus to president obama saying he failed to fix the u.s. economy and, in fact, it's time to, quote, get out of the way. joining us now, we've got kasina grier and allison dean still with us. christina, i want to talk with you first. of course mitt romney wants president obama to get out of the way, but i'm sure
president obama isn't the only one singing a happy tune. mitt romney is singing one, as well. ♪ oh beautiful for spacious skies for amber waves of grain ♪ ♪ for purple mountain majesty ♪ romney takes florida towards becoming the republican presidential nominee. a breakdown of what we've learned from the sunshine state and what lies ahead, coming up next. >>> together, we will build an america where hope is a new job with a paycheck, not a faded word on an old bumper sticker....
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obama continues to the ba well wall street. is the street funneling more money to his rival mitt romney? we'll talk about that when power lunch comes back. [ male announcer ] how do you trade? with scottrader streaming quotes, any way you want. fully customize it for your trading process -- from thought to trade, on every screen. and all in real time. which makes it just like having your own trading floor, right at your fingertips. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. try our easy-to-use scottrader streaming quotes. it's another reason more investors are saying... [ all ] i'm with scottrade. >>> it is power rundown time. bob pisani and john carney are with me today. good to see you, gentlemen. we told you a bit earlier we made some calls to a few of the big banks telling me they're changing their rather bearish s&p forecasts. turns out most of them are not. what do you think, bob? you did point out the fact that the volume is heavy to the upside today, but they're sticking with their, in some cases,
obama continues to the ba well wall street. is the street funneling more money to his rival mitt romney? we'll talk about that when power lunch comes back. [ male announcer ] how do you trade? with scottrader streaming quotes, any way you want. fully customize it for your trading process -- from thought to trade, on every screen. and all in real time. which makes it just like having your own trading floor, right at your fingertips. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the...
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is joe biden getting the boot from obama? ed klein, best selling author of "the amateur" is hearing whispers from inside the white house. don't forget, folks, free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity. i'd like to see some reagan-kemp growth rhetoric. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] its lightweight construction makes it nimble... ♪ its road gripping performance makes it a cadillac. introducing the all-new cadillac xts. available with advanced haldex all-wheel drive. [ engine revving ] it's bringing the future forward. >>> all right. stocks had their best rally in over two weeks today. the real story is the big rise in ten-year treasury bond rate. stay with me on this. let me try to explain why. first of all, let's have a picture of this thing. from about 1.35% it's risen all the way up to 1.85%. these are historically low rates, but it is a big 50 basis point move. in this game with ultra low rates, that's huge. i want to raise this point with you. number one, the reason the long-term rate is ris
is joe biden getting the boot from obama? ed klein, best selling author of "the amateur" is hearing whispers from inside the white house. don't forget, folks, free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity. i'd like to see some reagan-kemp growth rhetoric. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] its lightweight construction makes it nimble... ♪ its road gripping performance makes it a cadillac. introducing the all-new cadillac xts. available with advanced haldex...